Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun discoid_lupus_erythematosus

1 sense of discoid lupus erythematosus

Sense 1
discoid lupus erythematosus, DLE -- (a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose)
       => lupus -- (any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease)
       => autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder -- (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)